{"id":17660,"date":"2025-04-25T09:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/?p=17660"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:43:56","slug":"reading-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/reading-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"A Book Everyone Should Read Is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Student and Staff Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located in the library by the northwest windows is a giant whiteboard that students and staff have worked hard to fill with books they think everyone should read. From fiction to nonfiction, there are a wide range of recommendations. When the board gets too full, a librarian will take a picture and preserve them here, so check back every so often for new updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FALL 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-318-edited-1024x692.png\" alt=\"Whiteboard with book recommendations such as &quot;I Who Have Never Known Men&quot;, &quot;Mistborn&quot;, and &quot;The Artists Way&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-20627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-318-edited-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-318-edited-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-318-edited-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-318-edited-1536x1038.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-318-edited.png 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPRING 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-319-edited-1024x670.png\" alt=\"Whiteboard with book recommendations such as &quot;Mink River&quot;, &quot;Project Hail Mary&quot;, and &quot;Where the Red Fern Grows&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-20630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-319-edited-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-319-edited-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-319-edited-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-319-edited-1536x1005.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-319-edited.png 1881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WINTER 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-230-edited.png\" alt=\"Whiteboard with book recommendations, including titles such as Project Hail Mary, The Screwtape Letters, Picking Daisies on Sundays, and Red Rising.\" class=\"wp-image-19816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-230-edited.png 1280w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-230-edited-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-230-edited-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-230-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WINTER 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-134-1024x768.png\" alt=\"A whiteboard with student and staff recommendations including Salt Houses, T\" class=\"wp-image-19380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-134-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-134-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-134-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-134-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-134.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FALL 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-94-edited-1024x780.png\" alt=\"Whiteboard with book recommendations written it sych as Six of Crows, Babel, Chainsaw Man, and All the Light We Cannot See.\" class=\"wp-image-20632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-94-edited-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-94-edited-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-94-edited-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-94-edited-1536x1170.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-94-edited.png 1891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FALL 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-51-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Whiteboard with books suggestions written on it. Some include Tress of the Emerald Sea, Kingdom of the Wicked, and The Song of Achilles.\n\" class=\"wp-image-18260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-51-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-51-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-51-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-51-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-51.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SUMMER 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Whiteboard with recommendations from students that include books such as The Sparrow, I'm Glad My Mom Dies, and The Feast of the Saints,\" class=\"wp-image-18116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPRING 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4602-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Large whiteboard filled with various marker colors naming books such as Blood Meridian, Braiding Sweetgrass, and The Naturals.\" class=\"wp-image-17772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4602-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4602-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4602-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4602-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4602.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPRING 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-18-1024x768.png\" alt=\"A whiteboard with recommendations including A Wizard of Earthsea, House of Leaves, and A Peoples History of the United States.\" class=\"wp-image-18118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-18.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">WINTER 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4603-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Large whiteboard filled with various marker colors naming books such as How Fascism Works, Entangled Life, and The Book Thief.\" class=\"wp-image-17774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4603-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4603-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4603-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4603-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_4603.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">WINTER 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17-1024x768.png\" alt=\"A whiteboard with student recommendations including Hyperion, The Dispossessed, and The Broken Earth Trilogy. \" class=\"wp-image-18117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCC student and staff book recommendations with a wide variety of genres that is updated periodically. 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